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Are women economically more empowered in Left-run municipalities? A study of Self Help Groups in West Bengal, India
Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Governance and Gender, Local Governance and Decentralization, Political Parties, Academic/Think TankIn this article from the Munich Personal RePEc Archive, Zakir Husain, Diganta Mukherjee, and Mousumi Dutta pose the question who controls the income earned by Self Help Group (SHG) members from group activities – they, or their husbands? The answer indicates the level of economic empowerment attained by SHG members. This paper examines whether identity of person...